# Locking Resources With Other Roles than Administrator **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision\ **Created:** [October 29, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/locking-resources-with-other-roles-than-administrator/52497 "2021-10-29T14:00:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/locking-resources-with-other-roles-than-administrator/52497/2 "2021-10-29T14:09:18Z")
There's not _really_ any way to achieve this. Discussed elsewhere: > [@Secured (non-text) python script for deployment](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/secured-non-text-python-script-for-deployment/51920/3): > > No. Your best bet for obfuscation is to provide functionality via custom module instead. Note my use of “obfuscation” - that’s all it will ever be. You cannot prevent a moderately determined user from getting your IP as long as they have physical or virtual access to the gateway machine. > [@Best practice to prevent to stolen ignition resources](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-to-prevent-to-stolen-ignition-resources/44344): > > Hi, As system integrator, there are some cases that I like to protect my resources in ignition after delivering project to client. For example creating a library that use resources like python lib and views,… In other SCADA packages I can put password and encrypted the resource. The resource can be used by system but can’t modify by others unless they know password. The protect option in ignition doesn’t work because when other can access to gateway config they can change the role and passwo… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/locking-resources-with-other-roles-than-administrator/52497)._